Monday, October 09, 2006

Experiment

I didn't do much to blog about this weekend. This little lady is pretty much the only creative thing I did. I was a sloth. I watched movies and gained weight.

The sermon on Sunday morning was wonderful; full of grace and new beginnings. I'm ever grateful for grace and new beginnings.

A friend I've known and loved for, gosh, 20 years now called my name as I was leaving church yesterday and said she had discovered a new Lisa. She had seen GroggyFroggy and was surprised that I paint and stuff. That felt really good. She is an incredibly talented artist. She is one of my favorite people in the whole world and has been for as long as I've known her. My teenagers, even my stepson who doesn't really like anyone, loves Carolyn. She's a very loving person and makes people feel like they're just the most awesome thing going.

I really am surrounded by some pretty special people. I'm so happy that of all the churches I could have ended up in, I entered Raleigh Court all those years ago because someone thought I should be in the choir. I stay for a number of different reasons; not just choir, not just friends, not just the Pastor, not just the warmth of the most loving congregation I've ever known, not just the freedom to explore God through unconventional and perhaps unsettling questions....but all of these reasons. Sometimes one reason may have more weight than another but always there is a reason to stay, to get up on Sunday morning when I'd rather sleep.

DANGER...WARNING...DANGER ....my next post will probably be about the third chapter of True Balance, so for those of you who are offended that I'm reading and discussing it, there's your warning. I'll put it in the title so you don't have to even read the first sentence.

Have a great day everyone. The boys cleaned their room this weekend and I have a pile of laundry (clothes that we haven't seen in a year lol). That's what I'll be doing today...all day.

14 comments:

slothing is good sometimes, it really isn't being a sloth actually, it's having quiet moments to just BE! those are as imperative as the other days. I am so glad your church fills you up the way it does...I can feel it in your post. How sweet of your friend to notice too.Enjoy your day my friend!XOXO

It sounds great with your friend, fun that she had seen your blog! Someone at my job has seen mine too, and they are pretty amazed. :o) I have got an order from one of the women at my job. She want me to sew a table runner for her. I am working at it now. I hope she would be pleased with it.

Lisa,What I know about you...I really appreciated your comment about marriage. You are a woman who is open and is learning from life. {I think that is an essential ingredient for a happy life!)Your children are VERY important to you; it is wonderful that you are Involved in their lives. You love creating. It seems to me like creating is a great release for you, a great way to work through feelings, and a way to have fun!I love your Captured Heart.You have great depth of color. Just like you.

I want to know more about you and I am glad we are reading TB together!

I was surprised that you were warning people about your True Balance post. Are their people in your life who are upset that you are reading this book?

I was wondering how I was going to post about my True Balance experience. It seems to be getting quite intense - the thoughts and emotions - as you know I am on the base chakra. So I will put warning in my heading too! sometimes, our soul needs to be a sloth. it is at those times that our soul gets to whisper to us ;) xo blessings to you sweet Lisa and thankyou for each comment you leave on my blog!